Orłowo, Gdynia Explained

Orłowo
Settlement Type:District of Gdynia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County/City
Subdivision Name2:Gdynia
Established Title:Within city limits
Established Date:1935
Coordinates:54.4758°N 18.5533°W
Area Total Km2:5.02
Population Total:6,789
Population As Of:2022[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GA

Orłowo is a coastal district of Gdynia, Poland,[2] located in the southern part of the city.

Orłowo borders the districts of Redłowo and Mały Kack in the north and west, respectively, and the city of Sopot in the south.

Orłowo is best known for the environs of the Orłowo Cliff, pier and beach. Other notable sights include the Żeromski House, where writer Stefan Żeromski lived and worked in 1920, the Kolibki manor and park, a former possession of King John III Sobieski, various historic villas, and a memorial to the Polish 2nd Marine Rifle Regiment, which fought in the area against the German invasion of Poland in 1939. There is also the Kolibki observation tower.

History

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, on October 12, 1939, Orłowo was the first district of Gdynia, whose Polish inhabitants were expelled from the city to be replaced by German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3] Some 4,000 Poles, including 1,300 children, were expelled.[3] In 1941–1942, the Germans operated a small subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp in the district.[4]

Transport

The Gdynia Orłowo railway station is located in Orłowo.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dzielnice. BIP UM Gdynia. 25 February 2023. pl.
  2. Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części. 2013. 200.
  3. Tomkiewicz. Monika. 2021. Gdynia – miasto wysiedlone (1939–1942). Oblicza Wojny. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Łódź. pl. 4. 275. 978-83-8220-617-3.
  4. Gliński. Mirosław. Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945). Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum. pl. 3. 168. 0137-5377.